Safety-razor.



PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

G. F. BINGLER.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 1906.

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rmrrnn srarns Parana? CHARLES F. BINGLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

I SAFETY RAZQW Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 6, 1906. Serial No. 299,391.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BINGLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, borough of Queens, county of Queens, State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Safety Razors, ,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a safety-razor in which the blade-holding frame may be set and locked to the handle at various angles. In this way diagonal cuts alon the face or under the chin may be effected y a straight pull, and the razor may be manipulated generally with much greater ease than heretofore.

The invention also relates to an improved cli for holding the blade to the frame.

11 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved safety-razor; Fig. 2, a plan thereof, showin the'frame tilted; Fig. 3, a detail longitu inal section through the frame-setting mechanism; Fig. 4, a front view; Fig. 5, a rear view, partly in section, of the guard; Fi 6, a cross-section on line 6 6, Fig. 4; and big. 7, a perspective view of one of the blade-holding clips.

The letter (1 indicates the blade-carrying frame of a safety-razor, and b is the handle. In order to permit the handle to be set to the frame at different angles, I provide the latter with a curved and toothed rear edge to constitute a curved rack a. To the front end of handle I) is secured a bolster c, which constitutes part of the handle and receives the toothed rear end of frame a, such frame being pivoted to the bolster by pivot (1?. Rack a is engaged by a pinion 11, mounted on a spindle d, which turns in bolster c and is provided with a head d Thus by turning the spindle d, the frame a may be swung upon plvot a, either to the right or left, to assume any angle desired with relation to the handle. 7

Means are provided for locking the frame in any position to which it has been set.

These means are showuto consist of a looking pin or bolt e, extending through a central bore of handle I; and of bolster 0. Bolt e is longitudinally movable in the handle and is normally advanced by a'spring f to enter with its pointed end between the teeth of pinion (1. Spring f is confined betweena collar 0 on bolt, e and between a plug 9, fitted into the rear end of handle I), such plu having a notch g. The outer end of bolt e bla carries a knob it, having a pin 71/, adapted to be received by notch g.

To set frame a, knob 72 is pulled out to release inion d from bolt 0, and the knob is slightly turned to carr pin h out ofalinement with notch 9, an thus hold the bolt in its retracted position. The frame a is then set to the angle desired by means of spindle d, and then the knob h is released and sligntl. turned until its pin h again arrives o posite notch g, when spring f will throw t e bolt into reengagement with pinion d, and thus lock the frame in its newly-assumed position.

v The clips for holding the razor-blade '8 against the toothed guard a of frame a are fully shown in resilient material and is approximately U- shaped, being composed of a. front shan ii, a diverging'rear shank 7", and a curved base j Front shank has a slotted ear 3' extending at right angles to the shank. Rear shank y Fig. 7. Each'zclip is made of a has a similar but ta ped ear 9". The ears 7' 9' flank a perforate luga, extending rearwardly from guard a and to which they are connected by a set-screw k. When the parts are assembled, the clip straddles the guard a and blade 2', the front shank j extending along blade 13, while the rear shank 1" extends along the inner'face of guard a. The slotted ear di permits a play of shank 1', so that the e '1. 1s spring-held against guard 1. The cutting edge of the blade rests near each end upon the curved base i of the clip, such clip therefore holding the blade in proper position relative to the guard. The usual springcatch Z engages the back of blade 1' and pushes the latter against the base 1' of the guard.

What I claim is- .1. In a safety-razor, a blade carrying frame having a rack, combined with a pivoted handle, and means rotatable on saidhandle for engaging said rack, substantially frame having a curved rack, combined With a handle pivoted to the frame, a pinion pivoted to the handle and engaging the rack,- and a spring-influenced bolt movable Within the handle and adapted to engage thepinion, substantially as specified.

5. A safety-razor having a guard, combined with a U-shaped clip adapted to straddle the guard, and means for yieldingly securing the clip to the guard, substantially as 6'. In a safety razor, a guard having a perforated' lug, combined with a clip having a pair of divergingshanks, a basefa tapped ear and a slotted ear, and With a set-screw engaginfg'the' lug and ears, substantially as specifie Signed by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) New York, this 3d day of February, 1-906.

' CHARLES F. BINGLER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM SoHULz, FRANK v-. BRIESEN. 

